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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      68,666</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      15,658</td>
<td class="r data">      11,695</td>
<td class="r data">         206</td>
<td class="r data">      41,028</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    59.8</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      80,083</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,233</td>
<td class="r data">      13,503</td>
<td class="r data">         266</td>
<td class="r data">      48,007</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">    77.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      87,692</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,970</td>
<td class="r data">      15,073</td>
<td class="r data">         424</td>
<td class="r data">      51,108</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    58.3</td>
<td class="r data">    76.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      89,829</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">      21,693</td>
<td class="r data">      16,243</td>
<td class="r data">         506</td>
<td class="r data">      51,200</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      92,752</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">      23,212</td>
<td class="r data">      17,162</td>
<td class="r data">         573</td>
<td class="r data">      51,560</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      91,791</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">      23,322</td>
<td class="r data">      17,755</td>
<td class="r data">         645</td>
<td class="r data">      49,667</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      89,525</td>
<td class="r data">         572</td>
<td class="r data">      22,797</td>
<td class="r data">      17,675</td>
<td class="r data">         779</td>
<td class="r data">      47,599</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">    53.5</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      84,826</td>
<td class="r data">       2,224</td>
<td class="r data">      22,571</td>
<td class="r data">      15,995</td>
<td class="r data">         854</td>
<td class="r data">      43,064</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      81,225</td>
<td class="r data">       8,019</td>
<td class="r data">      22,307</td>
<td class="r data">      13,617</td>
<td class="r data">         973</td>
<td class="r data">      36,215</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      76,328</td>
<td class="r data">      11,462</td>
<td class="r data">      21,572</td>
<td class="r data">      12,459</td>
<td class="r data">         929</td>
<td class="r data">      29,797</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      64,804</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      15,447</td>
<td class="r data">      10,983</td>
<td class="r data">         201</td>
<td class="r data">      38,097</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">    77.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      76,043</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,995</td>
<td class="r data">      12,795</td>
<td class="r data">         262</td>
<td class="r data">      44,921</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      83,185</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,605</td>
<td class="r data">      14,346</td>
<td class="r data">         411</td>
<td class="r data">      47,708</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">    57.4</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      85,308</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">      21,353</td>
<td class="r data">      15,499</td>
<td class="r data">         494</td>
<td class="r data">      47,783</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">    75.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      87,735</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">      22,704</td>
<td class="r data">      16,341</td>
<td class="r data">         542</td>
<td class="r data">      47,910</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      86,900</td>
<td class="r data">         285</td>
<td class="r data">      22,852</td>
<td class="r data">      16,965</td>
<td class="r data">         612</td>
<td class="r data">      46,077</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
<td class="r data">    72.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      84,698</td>
<td class="r data">         552</td>
<td class="r data">      22,374</td>
<td class="r data">      16,863</td>
<td class="r data">         746</td>
<td class="r data">      44,064</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      80,113</td>
<td class="r data">       2,162</td>
<td class="r data">      22,190</td>
<td class="r data">      15,252</td>
<td class="r data">         823</td>
<td class="r data">      39,571</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">    50.8</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      76,745</td>
<td class="r data">       7,799</td>
<td class="r data">      21,901</td>
<td class="r data">      12,989</td>
<td class="r data">         934</td>
<td class="r data">      33,032</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">    47.9</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      72,033</td>
<td class="r data">      11,159</td>
<td class="r data">      21,172</td>
<td class="r data">      11,844</td>
<td class="r data">         892</td>
<td class="r data">      26,859</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">    44.1</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,696</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">         634</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,866</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
<td class="r data">    81.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,873</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">         643</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,007</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    77.6</td>
<td class="r data">    82.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       4,297</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         326</td>
<td class="r data">         651</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       3,308</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
<td class="r data">    83.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       4,292</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         309</td>
<td class="r data">         677</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">       3,286</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    76.6</td>
<td class="r data">    82.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,606</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         397</td>
<td class="r data">         739</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">       3,432</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
<td class="r data">    81.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,490</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         373</td>
<td class="r data">         698</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">       3,378</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    75.3</td>
<td class="r data">    82.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,369</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         315</td>
<td class="r data">         734</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">       3,267</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    75.1</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       4,214</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">         282</td>
<td class="r data">         654</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">       3,192</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    76.7</td>
<td class="r data">    82.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,087</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">         570</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">       2,955</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    76.3</td>
<td class="r data">    83.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       3,893</td>
<td class="r data">         293</td>
<td class="r data">         322</td>
<td class="r data">         555</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,686</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    74.6</td>
<td class="r data">    82.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         166</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    39.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         167</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    47.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         210</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    43.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         229</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         131</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    57.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         411</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    53.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         401</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    52.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         458</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    58.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         499</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         301</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         393</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         228</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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